Brightwalton C.E. Aided Primary School
Primary · Voluntary aided school · Ages 4–11 · Newbury, West Berkshire
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
8.992 miles
Published by West Berkshire Council · offers on 16 April 2026
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Brightwalton C.E. Aided Primary School is a primary school in Newbury, West Berkshire for ages 4–11 (voluntary aided school). West Berkshire has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2026 entry.
Brightwalton C.E. Aided Primary School catchment area: last distance offered
Parents often call this the catchment area: it's how far from the school the last child offered a place lived. It changes every year.
| Entry | Last distance offered |
|---|---|
| Reception 2026 | 8.992 mi |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- The last child offered a Reception place for 2026 lived 8.992 miles away, the 11th longest of 59 West Berkshire primary schools with a published last distance.
- Reception 2026 had 8 first-choice applications for 8 offers, and every first-choice family was offered a place.
- For Reception 2026, 4 of the 13 applications (31%) came from families living outside West Berkshire; 1 offer went to them.
- In 2024/25, 67% met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), and 17% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other West Berkshire schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- Common Lane, Brightwalton, Newbury, RG20 7BN
- Type
- Voluntary aided school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–11
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Council
- West Berkshire
- Pupils on roll
- 88 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 10.2% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 16.1
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
No Ofsted grade Inspected 9 June 2026
Strengths
- “Pupils are proud to belong to this small, friendly village school.”
- “They arrive each morning with a smile and excitement for the day ahead.”
- “Staff know pupils well and help them to feel safe and settled.”
To improve
- “Leaders are working to strengthen writing skills further, this includes handwriting, spelling, legibility and opportunities to write across the curriculum to deepen knowledge.”
- “They are continuing to strengthen the learning activities within lessons to ensure a greater level of consistency.”
- “Leaders are rightly focusing on strengthening teaching strategies further so that they meet the needs of all pupils within the classroom.”
Safeguarding: met
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 13 July 2026 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| Key stage 2 · reading, writing and maths, expected standard (2024/25) | 67% | 62% |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Reception entry: 8 first-preference applications, 8 offers in total, 8 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in West Berkshire.
- Chaddleworth St Andrew's C.E. Primary School 1.4 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Shefford C.E. Primary School 3.3 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Beedon C.E. (Controlled) Primary School 3.9 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- The Ilsleys Primary School 4.2 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Chieveley Primary School 4.4 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Welford and Wickham C.E. Primary School 5.0 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Compton C.E. Primary School 6.0 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Curridge Primary School 6.1 mi School remains Good Last distance published